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RRsat Launches Second DVB-S2 Platform on MEASAT-3a
First RRsat MCPC Platform on MEASAT-3a Fully Booked
HAWLEY, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
RRsat America - Global Communications Inc., a leading provider of
comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the
television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it is
offering services on its second DVB-S2 MCPC platform on MEASAT-3a. The SD/HD
video channels on the MEASAT-3/3a satellites currently reach over 50 million
pay-TV households in the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia, South East
Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa.
RRsat has provided an end-to-end managed fiber and satellite uplink and
teleport service, including optional playout, via MEASAT-3a since October
2010. The first RRsat DVB-S2 platform is booked almost entirely with HD/3D
channels including Sky News HD, All Sports Network (ASN), GinxTV, iConcerts,
BabyTV Asia, Bigfoot TV, Unitel Classica Asia and Nat Geo Music.
"As a result of the great success of our first DVB-S2 platform on
MEASAT-3a," Yaniv Lior, Senior Director of US Sales and Operations said, "we
have leased additional capacity and are offering other TV and radio channels
the opportunity to reach the same extensive audience of cable headends
throughout Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa with competitive high
performance services based on the RRsat Global Network."
About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
RRsat America-Global Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) which provides
global, end-to-end, content management and distribution services to the
rapidly expanding television and radio broadcasting industries, covering
more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global Network, composed of
satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public Internet,
RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7
to more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and
direct-to-home viewers worldwide and also offers occasional use services for
sports, news and events with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable
satellite news gathering services (SNG) units. More than 130 television and
radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and playout centers
comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com
This press release contains forward looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and the television and
radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our client
base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our
ability to successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our
ability to develop and commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our
expectation to extend the average length of our contracts in the future,
(vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our HD Platform, (vii)
our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand our
activity in the American market, and (ix) our intention to distribute
dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections about the companies and the industry as of the date of this
press release. The company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or
circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required
by law. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated
by the forward-looking statements, including the risks indicated in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details,
please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our
Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Information in this press release concerning MEASAT-3a is based on
information provided by MEASAT and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.
Company Contact Information:
Yaniv Lior, Sr. Director of US Sales and Operations
Tel: +1(570)226-6612
Email: yanivl@RRsat.com
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com
Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd
.
RRsat Launches Second DVB-S2 Platform on MEASAT-3a
First RRsat MCPC Platform on MEASAT-3a Fully Booked
HAWLEY, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
RRsat America - Global Communications Inc., a leading provider of
comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the
television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it is
offering services on its second DVB-S2 MCPC platform on MEASAT-3a. The SD/HD
video channels on the MEASAT-3/3a satellites currently reach over 50 million
pay-TV households in the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia, South East
Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa.
RRsat has provided an end-to-end managed fiber and satellite uplink and
teleport service, including optional playout, via MEASAT-3a since October
2010. The first RRsat DVB-S2 platform is booked almost entirely with HD/3D
channels including Sky News HD, All Sports Network (ASN), GinxTV, iConcerts,
BabyTV Asia, Bigfoot TV, Unitel Classica Asia and Nat Geo Music.
"As a result of the great success of our first DVB-S2 platform on
MEASAT-3a," Yaniv Lior, Senior Director of US Sales and Operations said, "we
have leased additional capacity and are offering other TV and radio channels
the opportunity to reach the same extensive audience of cable headends
throughout Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa with competitive high
performance services based on the RRsat Global Network."
About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
RRsat America-Global Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) which provides
global, end-to-end, content management and distribution services to the
rapidly expanding television and radio broadcasting industries, covering
more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global Network, composed of
satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public Internet,
RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7
to more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and
direct-to-home viewers worldwide and also offers occasional use services for
sports, news and events with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable
satellite news gathering services (SNG) units. More than 130 television and
radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and playout centers
comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com
This press release contains forward looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and the television and
radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our client
base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our
ability to successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our
ability to develop and commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our
expectation to extend the average length of our contracts in the future,
(vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our HD Platform, (vii)
our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand our
activity in the American market, and (ix) our intention to distribute
dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections about the companies and the industry as of the date of this
press release. The company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or
circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required
by law. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated
by the forward-looking statements, including the risks indicated in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details,
please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our
Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Information in this press release concerning MEASAT-3a is based on
information provided by MEASAT and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.
Company Contact Information:
Yaniv Lior, Sr. Director of US Sales and Operations
Tel: +1(570)226-6612
Email: yanivl@RRsat.com
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com
Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd
.